green shooter

Chapter 170
The Nerazzurri players felt a little helpless when they took the lead shortly before the score was equalized by the opponent. The experienced Zanetti played the role of captain on the field at this time. With his help, Inter Milan quickly stabilized the situation and once again took the initiative on the field.

Then coach Mourinho replaced Mancini and Crespo at the same time, Figo and Samuel were replaced.

"Here again, when the development of the game was not satisfactory, the head coach of Inter Milan, Mourinho, made a bold substitution adjustment, replacing a central defender and a midfielder. In this game, Figo actually played the position of the midfielder. He replaced a striker and a winger. The formation is estimated to change accordingly."

"Judging from the positioning of the players on the field, Inter Milan has changed to playing three defenders, while the frontcourt has three forwards and two forwards. Hehe, this is going to attack with all our strength, so let's give it a go."

Inter Milan, which is playing at home, strives to score goals as soon as possible to suppress the opponent's momentum.

But the eager attack made them almost concede another goal in the 72nd minute of the game. Chivu also made a mistake and failed to defend the opponent. Cagliari striker Jeda broke through the penalty area and knocked back to his teammates. Biondini shot with his right foot from 13 meters in front of the goal and missed the goal frame.

Then Inter Milan lost the ball again. The Cagliari midfielder intercepted the ball and sent a direct pass. Acquafresca, who was very active in this game but had a mediocre performance, got a chance to break through Inter Milan's two-man defense in the middle and miss the shot from the edge of the penalty area.

"The situation seems to be a bit wrong. Mourinho seems to be more difficult to defend after the substitution, which makes the team unable to attack. If the game continues like this, Inter Milan may still lose the ball."

"Hey, it's true that Cagliari's tactical execution is good today. It can be said that they have performed exceptionally well after the game. The next step is to see if they can go further and beat the defending champion Inter Milan in an upset."

It's not a big deal to watch the excitement. The visiting team seems to really feel that they are expected to win the game, and the offensive is getting more and more fierce.

The Nerazzurri supporters in the stands couldn't sit still, and under the leadership of someone, they sang the team song again, dedicating their strength to Inter Milan.

Their hearts were received by the players on the field, and Mourinho's team blew the horn of attack.

Quaresma received a pass from his teammate and broke into the penalty area from the left. After a low shot from a small angle was confiscated by Cagliari goalkeeper Machetti.

Inter Milan still organized the attack on the left side. Maxwell passed the ball low from the side to the goal. Ibrahimovic was whistled for a pushing foul by the referee when he was fighting for position in the penalty area.

Cagliari hit the frontcourt and was intercepted by Muntari. Inter Milan launched a quick counterattack in the backcourt.

Chivu took a corner kick from the right, and Zhu Hantao jumped in from a position outside the penalty area at high speed to grab a point, but his header was hit out of the penalty area by Marchetti.

"Inter Milan corner kick, Zhu Hantao! Header! Oh, what a pity, it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper."

"Zhu Hantao jumped in suddenly and won the header, but his header was too straight and was blocked by Cagliari's goalkeeper out of the penalty area.

However, the crisis in front of Cagliari's goal has not yet been lifted, and the players on the periphery are still Inter Milan! "

Then Crespo followed with a long-range shot and flew into the stands.

Continuous attacks, wave after wave, made Cagliari unable to lift his head up, and the goal seemed to be in sight.

In the No.707 minute of the game, Crespo broke into the left side of the penalty area. He was blocked by the opponent's defender and could not continue to break through. He dribbled the ball back, and then dunked Cagliari midfielder Fini with his left foot and pushed it to the back point.

"Goal! Ibrahimovic's goal! Inter Milan took the lead again!"

"There was a loophole in Cagliari's defense this time. It is true that Inter Milan had too many offensive players, and they all attacked near their penalty area. Zhu Hantao attracted two defensive players by himself, which also opened up space for his teammates."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic posed under the North Stand, which he thought was very domineering, which attracted the cheers of the fans in the stands, and then the Swede called all his teammates to come to him to celebrate the goal together.

At this time, the game had reached 10 minutes, and Inter Milan temporarily led [-]-[-], but Mourinho did not dare to relax at all. The opponent played very tenaciously, and they might suddenly equalize the score.

Cagliari played patiently after the kick-off, advancing layer by layer, and got another good chance to hit the goal. Attacking midfielder Kesu's left-footed shot from 13 meters in front of the goal was caught by Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar.

Now Cagliari's coach Allegri can't sit still, and there is not much time left for them.

Allegri had some ideas in this game from the beginning, and judging from the progress of the previous game, it was basically under his control.

Whether it was Inter Milan's lead or Cagliari's subsequent equalization, he was not surprised. If Meazza can take away a point from the undefeated defending champion this season, it would be considered a pretty good result.

But I didn't expect Mourinho to play cards so unconventionally, and directly came to a five-forward formation. Allegri couldn't help but took a deep look at Mourinho who was standing on the sideline not far away.

There is still something about this Portuguese, the Italian coach thought in his heart, and then he made Cagliari's first substitution adjustment in the game, midfielder Fini was replaced by Lazari.

No.80 In the second minute, Inter Milan's midfielder Muntari tackled the opponent's player Biondini from behind while defending, and was shown a yellow card by the referee Pierre Pauli.

Cagliari's possession of the ball, Lazari, who just came off the bench, was full of energy. He knocked back to the center after dribbling the ball from the left. Kosu made a right-footed long-range shot from outside the penalty area and shot a curved ball, which was blocked by Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar.

However, the ball did not go far and was still in the penalty area. Aquafresca, who was outflanked by Cagliari, took a shot before the Inter Milan central defender cleared the siege, but he pushed the empty goal 5 meters in front of the goal and flew into the stands.

This outrageous shot made Allegri impatient, and directly urged Matri, who had already warmed up, to prepare to play, and then Aquafresca was replaced by Matri with a look of frustration.

Based on his performance today, it is probably impossible to return to Inter Milan.

In the 86th minute of the game, Muntari scored the ball at the front of Cagliari's penalty area. Zhu Hantao took advantage of the opportunity to come to the left side of the penalty area. Facing the opponent's central defender Canini, he calmly made an arc with his right foot.

It's a pity that this shot was saved by Cagliari's goalkeeper Marchetti with one hand.

It was Inter Milan's corner kick again. The tactical corner kick went outside the penalty area. Zanetti stabbed a pass. Muntari stopped the ball 8 meters in front of the goal and shot wide with his left foot and wide of the near post.

"Oh, Muntari's shot! There are so many Inter Milan forwards in Cagliari's penalty area, how could he complete the shot by a midfielder? This footwork is too outrageous."

"Hey, Cagliari's defensive players only paid attention to the offensive players, but didn't pay attention to Muntari, so he got a particularly good opportunity in such a good position.

But I didn't expect the Ghanaian's shooting skills to be really bad, hahaha. "

After fighting for 10 minutes, Cagliari's central defender Canini and midfielder Biondini cramp successively.

"It seems that the Cagliari players are really working hard today. This cramp is a sign of the limit of physical fitness. They are not as strong as Inter Milan. They really use their willpower to compete with their opponents for every ball."

"Yes, even if Cagliari lost today, they still deserve the respect of the fans. They have tried their best."

There was only one substitution left. Allegri replaced Biondini with Parola. Canini, who was also cramped, could only continue to play the last 3 minutes of stoppage time.

In the final stage of stoppage time, a rash foul by Parola gave Inter Milan a chance to set the ball in the front court, and the game time was all over. It can be said that this also declared that the home team won this not easy game.

Quaresma took a free kick, and Ibrahimovic headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. Mancini pushed his right foot into the net 4 meters in front of the goal, but the goal was invalid because it was offside.

In the end, Mourinho's Inter Milan defeated Allegri's Cagliari [-]-[-] at home, and won the first game of the new year without any danger with the goals of Zhu Hantao and Ibrahimovic.

Of course, Cagliari, who lost the game, was not very happy, and Inter Milan, who won the game, was not satisfied. Mourinho also named and criticized several players who were out of form today in his speech after the game.

At the post-match press conference, Inter Milan coach Mourinho faced reporters' questions and could only explain today's poor performance by using the excuse that the players have not yet entered the state.

Three days later, Inter Milan ushered in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, a match against Genoa.

There was an episode before the start of the game. Argentine football king Maradona was invited to Milan, met with Mourinho and his coaching staff, and watched the match between Inter Milan and Genoa at night.

Zhu Hantao, who had just played the entire game three days ago, was not included in the squad for this match.

Maradona watched the game in the cold of minus 5 degrees Celsius. Mourinho was also very face-saving and put Crespo and Burdisso into the starting list. Together with captain Zanetti and Samuel, Inter Milan started with 4 Argentine players, and Cambiasso got a chance to rest.

Inter Milan beat Genoa [-]-[-] thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goals and Cambiasso's second-half substitute goal.

Maybe there is an Argentine legend sitting off the court. Cambiasso is in excellent form and scored a goal just after he came on the court.

Mourinho once said that Maradona would always call when he lost and reminded the Portuguese, "Don't forget, you are the best one."

Maradona just wants to give charcoal in the snow, not the icing on the cake, so he feels that when Mourinho wins and wins, he does not need to appear.This approach is more sincere, and people will always be impressed by the friends who lend a helping hand when they are in trouble.

Mourinho also said after Maradona's death that he missed losing, not because it was good to lose, but because he could hear Maradona's voice when he lost.

Mourinho and Maradona, one is a top coach and the other is a top player, they don’t actually have much friendship, they have never had the opportunity to work together, and they haven’t met many times. Maybe this is the spark between two great and very individual souls in football.

It seems that the influence of the winter break is gradually fading, and the Nerazzurri are also on the right track under the leadership of Mourinho.

However, in the next round of the league just a week later, Inter Milan went to an away game against Atlanta. This season, Inter Milan, which has remained unbeaten in [-] rounds of the league, broke its gold medal.

On January 2009, 1, Inter Milan ushered in the last round of the Serie A half, and the match with Atlanta.

It was raining in Bergamo that day, and the temperature was about 4 degrees Celsius, which made people very uncomfortable.

Samuel was suddenly attacked by the flu before the game, the coaching staff decided to let him return to Milan ahead of schedule, and Burdisso and Cordoba played as central defenders.

Midfielder Muntari received a yellow card in the last game and accumulated four yellow cards and was suspended for one round. Chivu served as a defensive midfielder for the third consecutive game.

Stankovic, who missed two league games due to a knee injury, finally returned from injury, which finally eased the tension of Mourinho's employment in the midfield.

Balotelli, Mancini and Quaresma did not travel with the team, Crespo sat on the bench, and Zhu Hantao continued to partner with Ibrahimovic in the striker.

Atlanta conceded only 7 goals at home this season, but the last time they beat Inter Milan at home dates back to 14 years ago.

In this game, Inter Milan lost 1 to 3 away to Atlanta and suffered their first defeat in the league this season. This is also the first time that the Nerazzurri have lost more than 1 goal in a single game since Mourinho took office.

In the first half, Atlanta striker Flocari scored the first goal, and captain Doni scored two goals in a row.In the second half, De Ascentis, who came off the bench for Atlanta, hit the post and almost extended the score to [-]-[-].

Inter Milan only scored a consolation goal before the whistle by Ibrahimovic.

The Nerazzurri lost to the Real Nerazzurri, and Mourinho's Inter Milan lost for the first time in the league. After this game, there were more noisy voices from the outside world.

However, Mourinho and Inter Milan's players have not been disturbed too much. They are all people who have seen the world, and they will not be affected by the media who always want to make big news after a failure.

In the next few games, Inter Milan also used their actual performance to prove once again that they still have an absolute advantage in Serie A, the strongest team that outshines others.

(End of this chapter)